The Lynn University Philharmonia Orchestra presents six symphonic programs during the school year in addition to community outreach concerts. The orchestra has attained a professional level of performances and earned tremendous public support. Since the 2014-2015 season, Guillermo Figueroa has served as the Conservatory’s music director. Past music directors include Arthur Weisberg and George Schram, and Jon Robertson, Gunther Schuller and John Nelson have served as the orchestra’s guest conductors. The Lynn Philharmonia Orchestra has performed with world-renowned artists, such as Elmar Oliveira, Timothy Cobb, Mark Kaplan, and Yael Weiss.
The Philharmonia collection showcases program booklets from past concerts.
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2003-2004 Community Performing Arts
Lynn University Philharmonia, Albert George Schram, and Roberta Rust
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2003-2004 A Family Holiday Concert
Lynn University Philharmonia, Albert George Schram, Saint Andrew's Chorale and All-American Singers, Carl P. Ashley, Ann Turnoff, and Jeffrey Hochfelsen
Lynn University Conservatory of Music presents A Family Holiday Concert
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2003-2004 Symphonic Knights Series No. 3
Lynn University Philharmonia, Albert George Schram, and Sergiu Schwartz
Program
- Overture from Ruslan and Ludmilla / Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka
- Violin Concerto in D Minor, op. 47 / Jean Sibelius
- Sergiu Schwartz, violin
- Overture from Don Giovanni / Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- Don Juan, op. 20 / Richard Strauss
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2003-2004 Symphonic Knights Series No. 2
Lynn University Philharmonia and Albert George Schram
Program
- Prélude à l'Aprés d'un Faune / Claude Debussy
- L'Oiseau de Feu (The Firebird Suite) / Igor Stravinsky
- Symphony No. 3 / Roy Harris
- Galántai Táncok (Dances of Galanta) / Zoltán Kodály
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2003-2004 Symphonic Knights Series No. 1
Lynn University Philharmonia and Albert George Schram
Program
- Prelude to Die Mesitersinger / Richard Wagner
- Symphony No. 38 in D major ("Prague"), K. 504 / Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, op. 67 / Ludwig van Beethoven
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2002-2003 North American Music Festival Philharmonia Orchestra
Lynn University Philharmonia, Arthur Weisberg, Aaron Jay Kernis, and Lawrence Moss
Program
- New Dawn (A Tone Poem for Orchestra, 2001) / Lawrence Moss
- Trumpet Concerto / Arthur Weisberg
- Marc Reese, trumpet
- Second Symphony (1991) / Aaron Jay Kernis
North American New Music Festival
- April 23, 2003 - Spotlight on Aaron Jay Kernis
- April 24, 2003 - Student Concert
- April 25, 2003 - Philharmonia Orchestra
- April 26, 2003 - Faculty Concert
Composers featured in this festival
- John Stafford, II
- Kari Juusela
- Mary J. van Appledorn
- Daniel Adams
- Joaquin Turina
- John McGinn
- David Heuser
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2002-2003 Lynn University Philharmonia Orchestra
Lynn University Philharmonia, Arthur Weisberg, Danut Muresan, Lee Berger, Marta Murvai, and Sylvia Kim
Program
- Poème / Ernest Chausson
- Danut Muresan, violin
- Concertino for Oboe, op. 110 / Jan Wenzel Kalliwoda
- Lee Nicole Berger, oboe
- Concerto for Violin in D Major, op. 35 / Peter I. Tchaikovsky
- Marta Murvai, violin
- Concerto for Violin in D Major, op. 77 / Johannes Brahms
- Sylvia Kim, violin
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2002-2003 Music Society of Coral Lakes, Inc. presents Lynn University's Conservatory of Music Philharmonia
Lynn University Philharmonia, Arthur Weisberg, and Laura Wilcox
Program
- Overture to Oberon / Carl Maria von Weber
- Viola Concerto in A Minor / William Walton
- Laura Wilcox, viola
- Symphony No. 5 in B-flat, op. 100 / Sergei Prokofiev
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2002-2003 Philharmonia Orchestra
Lynn University Philharmonia, Arthur Weisberg, and Laura Wilcox
Program
- Overture to Oberon / Carl Maria von Weber
- Viola Concerto / William Walton
- Laura Wilcox, viola
- Symphony No. 5 in B-flat Major, op. 100 / Sergei Prokofiev
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2002-2003 Lynn University Philharmonia and Florida Philharmonic Orchestra
Lynn University Philharmonia, Florida Philharmonic Orchestra, Arthur Weisberg, and Joseph Silverstein
Program
- Symphony No. 7 in C-sharp Minor, Op. 113 / Sergei Prokofiev
- Symphony No. 1 in D Major / Gustav Mahler
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2002-2003 Lynn University Philharmonia Orchestra
Lynn University Philharmonia, Arthur Weisberg, Shigeru Ishikawa, Gareth Johnson, and Suliman Tekalli
Program
- La Cenerentola Overture / Gioacchino Rossini
- Double Bass Concerto / Serge Koussevitzky
- Shigeru Ishikawa, double bass
- Mother Goose Suite / Maurice Ravel
- Violin Concerto in D Minor / Aram Khachaturian
- Suliman Tekalli, violin
- Violin Concerto No. 1 in G Minor, op. 26 / Max Bruch
- Gareth Johnson, violin
- The Pines of Rome / Ottorino Resipighi
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2002-2003 The Lynn University Philharmonia Orchestra
Lynn University Philharmonia, Arthur Weisberg, Johanne Perron, and Mark Hetzler
Program
- Overture in G ("Burlesque de Quichotte") / Georg Phillip Telemann
- Don quixote (Trombone Concerto No. 2) / Jan Sandstrom
- Mark Hetzler, trombone
- Don Quixote / Richard Strauss
- Johanne Perron, cello
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2002-2003 The Lynn University Philharmonia Orchestra
Lynn University Philharmonia, Arthur Weisberg, Johanne Perron, Mark Hetzler, and Graciela Helguero-Balcells
Program
Introduction - Graciela Helguero, Assistant Professor, Spanish
Overture in G ("Burlesque de Quichotte") / Georg Philip Telemann
Don Quixote (Trombone Concerto No. 2) / Jan Sandstrom
- Mark Hetzler, trombone
Don Quixote / Richard Strauss
- Johanne Perron, cello
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2001-2002 North American Music Festival
Lynn University Philharmonia and Arthur Weisberg
Program
- Shyscrapers (World Premiere) / Gregory J. Hutter
- A Haunted Landscape / George Crumb
- The Rite of Spring / Igor Stravinsky
North American Music Festival
- April 10, 2002 - Chamber Music Concert
- April 12, 2002 - Music of George Crumb (*No program)
- April 13, 2002 - Lynn University Philharmonia
- April 14, 2002 - Youth Concert
Composers performed in the festival
- George Crumb
- Warren Gooch
- Gregory J. Hunter
- Timothy Melbinger
- Kurt Sander
- Greg A. Steinke
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2001-2002 Benefit Concert
Lynn University Philharmonia, Florida Philharmonic Orchestra, and Arthur Weisberg
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2001-2002 Lynn University Philharmonia Orchestra - Concerto Concert
Lynn University Philharmonia, Arthur Weisberg, Ying Huang, Simon Kovacs, Yang Lu, and Dmitri Pogorelov
Program
- Clarinet Concerto / Carl Nielsen
- Simon Kovacs, clarinet
- Violin Concerto / Alexander Glazunov
- Dmitry Pogorelov, violin
- Violin Concerto No. 5 / Henri Vieuxtemps
- Yang Lu, violin
- Piano Concerto No. 5, "Emperor" / Ludwig van Beethoven
- Ying Huang, piano
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2001-2002 The Lynn University Philharmonia Orchestra
Lynn University Philharmonia, Claudio Jaffé, and Sergiu Schwartz
Program
- Hungarian Dances Nos. 1, 4 and 5 / Johannes Brahms
- Concerto for Violin and Orchestra, op. 77 / Johannes Brahms
- Sergiu Schwartz, violin
- Symphony No. 2, op. 73 / Johannes Brahms
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2001-2002 The Lynn University Philharmonia Orchestra
Lynn University Philharmonia and Arthur Weisberg
Program
- Suite No. 3 in D Major / J.S. Bach
- El Salon Mexico / Aaron Copland
- Symphony No. 5 / Tchaikovsky
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2001-2002 The Lynn University Philharmonia
Arthur Weisberg and Derric Tay
Program
- March from The Love for Three Oranges / Sergei Prokofiev
- Ritual Fire Dance / Manual de Falla
- The Children's Corner / Claude Debussy
- Piano Concerto No. 1 - Andante non troppo e molt maestoso / Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
- Derric Tay, piano
- Danse Macabre / Camille Saint-Saens
- Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, op. 46 / Edvard Grieg
- On the Trail from Grand Canyon Suite / Ferde Grofé
- Rumanian Rhapsody No. 1, op. 11, no. 1 / George Enescu
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2000-2001 Born in the U.S.A.
Lynn University Philharmonia, Arthur Weisberg, and Shoko Hino
Born in the U.S.A.
- April 18, 2001 - Chamber Music
- April 20, 2001 - The Faculty's Choice
- April 21, 2001 - American Favorites
Composers featured in this festival
- Vincente Avella
- Dana Wilson
- Judith Shatin
- David MacBride
- Dr. Adrian Childs
- Terry Winter Owens
- Arthur Weisberg
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2000-2001 Lynn University Philharmonia Orchestra - The Concerto Winners
Lynn University Philharmonia, Arthur Weisberg, Alexander Plotkin, Cristina Vaszilcsin, Victor Coo, and Cristian Mandu
Program
- Bassoon Concerto, KV 191 / Carl Maria von Weber
- Alexander Plotkin, bassoon
- Violin Concerto, op. 47 / Jean Sibelius
- Cristina Vaszilcsin, violin
- Cello Concerto in E Minor, op. 85 / Edward Elgar
- Victor Coo, cello
- Violin Concerto, op. 77 / Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
- Cristian Mandu, violin
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2000-2001 The Lynn University Philharmonia
Lynn University Philharmonia, Arthur Weisberg, and Johanne Perron
Program
- Variations on a Rococo Theme / Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky
- Johanne Perron, cello
- Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra / Benjamin Britten
- Paul Linder, narrator
- Enigma Variations / Edward Elgar
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2000-2001 The Lynn University Philharmonia
Lynn University Philharmonia and Arthur Weisberg
Program
- Symphony No. 7 / Ludwig van Beethoven
- Symphony No. 9 "The Great" / Franz Schubert
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2000-2001 The Lynn University Philharmonia
Lynn University Philharmonia and Arthur Weisberg
Program
- Symphony No. 9 "The Great" / Franz Schubert
- Symphony No. 7 / Ludwig van Beethoven